To commemorate the new set, Blizzard is offering up some simple quests quests players can do to earn themselves free packs, both from the current set and from previous ones, over the next several days. For today, you simply need to play 25 cards in Play mode to receive one Rise of Shadows and one The Witchwood pack. Other quests offer similar goals for one Rise of Shadows pack and one from a previous set, culminating in Day 5’s quest, which gets you one pack from the current and last three sets for playing 100 cards. Another freebie you get just for logging in is the legendary neutral minion Archmage Vargoth. … [Read more...] about Hearthstone’s Latest Expansion, Rise Of Shadows, Now Live

Blizzard has announced that the next Hearthstone expansion is called Rise of the Shadows and that the 135-card set will be released on April 9th. Players will start a yearlong story for the first time in the game's history. Players will join up with the League of E.V.I.L., a "mischievous league of miscreants". … [Read more...] about Rise of the Shadows is the Next Hearthstone Expansion

EVERY HENCHMAN NEEDS A LACKEY – The League of E.V.I.L. needs all the help they can get! Lackeys provide the muscle to get things done for the League of E.V.I.L.’s members. Heistbaron Togwaggle’s henchman is the Rogue minion EVIL Miscreant, which adds two random Lackeys to the player’s hand when Comboed. There are five Lackeys in Rise of Shadows, 1/1 minions with helpful Battlecries. For example, Kobold Lackey’s Battlecry deals 2 damage to a target. PLAN FOR SUCCESS – Schemes are Spells that grow in power each turn they’re held in hand. Hagatha's Scheme deals 1 damage to all minions to start, but gains damage every turn it’s held in hand. Wait until just the right moment to spring the trap! CALLBACK CARDS – Our villains have been around for a long time, so some of their cards may feel a bit . . . familiar. The Priest Spell Forbidden Words, which spends all the player’s mana to destroy a minion with that much attack … [Read more...] about Hearthstone Announces Next Expansion: Rise of Shadows